Giovanna Di Mauro is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of International Relations of the University of St Andrews. From 2015 to 2016, she was a Visiting Scholar at the George Washington University, Washington, DC. Her research focuses on the political engagement of artists in Moldova. Giovanna is also interested in frozen conflicts and the use of the arts in peace-building. Previously, she worked for the Council of Europe in Strasbourg; the think-tank Europanova and the NGO OSE France in Paris; and the NGO Pro.do.c.s and the Italian-Moldovan Chamber of Commerce in Chisinau. Giovanna is fluent in Italian, French, English, and Romanian, and is currently studying Russian. She and her husband live in Scotland.